Hair waver



Sept. 15, 1931. v. VRYN HAIR WAVE-R Filed May 29, 1930 F ML Patented Sept. 15, 1931 a f g ...uN1 rED [STA ES PATENT OFFICE VICTOR 'VBIYNQOF CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO H. GOODMAN & SONS, I I1\ TO. OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION HAIR WAVER Y Application filed May 29, 1930. Serial No. 456,876.

This invention relates to improvements in The hair waver, in the embodiment illushair waivers of the type having a movable trated in the drawings, comprises a member comb'a ssociated with a stationary comb and 10 which is arched lengthwise to conform to intended for use primarily by women in the general curvature of the scalp and has waving their own hair. downwardly extending parallel sides 11. i i The object of the present invention 15 to This structure may be made by stamping it provide a hair waver comprising a pair of from a single piece of metal, preferably combs in fixed parallel relation in conjuncaluminum because of its lightness and non- -tionwith a third comb shiftable lengthwise rusting properties. To further decrease the between the pair of fixed combs whereby a weight and to provide for circulation of air 60 wave may be produced which will very closethrough the device, openings 12 may be 1y simulate the appearance of naturally formed in the said member. wavyhair. A pair of combs 13 are fixed to the mem- 1 To produce such a Wave it is necessary to her 10. These combs may be formed intefi'1ndulate the hair in two planes relatively to gral with the side members 11 but I prefer 5 the scalp; that is t-olsay the hair must be to make them each of a separate piece of waved'both vertically and horizontally. celluloid, rubber or the like, attached to the .'Inthe patent application of Abraham and inner face of the side 11 by eyelet rivets 14. Jacob Goodman,- Serial No. 357,921. filed The combs are curved similarly to the curva- April 22', 1929,'there isfdisclosed a hair ture of the member 10 and their teeth are 'waving'device of this type havingmeans for preferably inclined, as shown in Fig. 1, so producing a vertical ridge in the hair but as to give a. better hold in the hair: the teeth said device has only a singie stationary comb of the two combs 13 extending in the same (and does not operate satisfactorilyto form direction and being parallel to each other. 7 .25th required lateral or horizontal wave. A slide 15 is mounted on the member 10 li have f 1l l th in Order t0 pr n e'sueh to slidein the longitudinal slots 16 formed a'WZWe e fe tive y t h 1111185 h 3 therein. The slide is preferably made of a held between the teeth Of tWO su sta t al y piece of metal formed with shoulders 17 parallel fixed combs so that th ha r Wi which bear against the inner surface of the 30 be engaged at two spa ed Opp i p i -member 10, and with lugs 18 which are bent so but will be free'to move" in between said down upon the outer surface of said mempoints upon shiftingthemovable comb. her. A handle or knob 19 is provided for In the acoompany ng'clrawlng lllllsillilficonveniently-moving the slide. A single ing one form of theinventron, comb 20, similar to the combs 13 but with -35 Figure l is a Side elevation 0f the hall its teeth preferably inclined in the opposite s5 waver w ng, i dotted lines, the m e direction, is fixed to the slide 15 by means comb in shifted position. In this View for f y l t rivets 21, h ke of clarity, the teeth of the mova A' curved tongue or bar '22 is hinged at comb are not shown except by the dotted '23 to an extension 24 at one end of one of .40 lines.-,- I the sides 11 ofthe member 10. ,A catch 25, I Fig. 2v is a bottom plan View of the device for holding the tonguein its closed position showing the parts in the position indicated indicated bythe dotted lines in Fig. 1 is by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. v formed on the extension 26 at the opposite Fig. 3 is a top planyiew of the same. end, of ,saidside. 45 Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 44 It will be seen as clearly appears from 1.2;; of Fig. 3, 1 Figs. 32 and '4, that the shifting comb 20 is Fig. 5 is an end elevation and, 1 positioned somewhat closer to one of the Figs. 6 and 7 are diagrammatic views inpair of fixed combs 13 than to the other, and dicating the manner of operation in producthat the tongue eXtends substantially. m1d- 5 0 ing the lateral or horizontal wave. ,Way between the comb 20 and said adjacent comb 13, and, in its closed position, lies in a plane above the root of the teeth of the combs.

In use the device is engaged in the hair with the side that carries the tongue posi= tioned towards the roots of the hair and it is then secured in place by locking the. free end of the tongue in the catch. This. raises the hair from the scalp and forms a ridge or vertical undulation therein. The movable comb 20, which in its initial position the fixed combs 13 as indicated.

lies opposite diagrammatically in Fig. 6, is then shifted lengthwise to the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, thereby shifting the hair laterally in between the pair of fixed combs as illustrated in Fig. 7, and thus producing the desired lateral or horizontal wave without tearing or applying any ten: sion on the hair. WVetting or dampening the hair prior to or after insertion of the device facilitates the formation of the waves. The

combs are now permitted to remain in the hair until the waves have been formed and set, after which the tongue is unfastened and the device removed from the hair.

The extent of the shifting movement of y the movable comb 20, in relation to the pair of relatively stationary combs 13, determines the length of the wave which may be varied as desired. -The construction of my device is'such that a long sweeping wave, closely simulating a natural wave, maybe readily produced. The opposite inclination of the teeth of the comb 20 with respect to those of the combs 13 gives a firm bite on the hair and not only assists in holding the device in place in the hair but is also conducive to forming the desired wave.

If desired the device may be made in the form of rights. and leftslfor use, respectively, on the right or left side of the part of the hair.

the tongue is hinged to one side of the supporting member 10 while in the other case 7 it ishinged to the opposite side. Furthermore, a plurality of the devices may be used at one time so as toform a number of waves simultaneously. 7

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts herein illustrated and described within the scope of the invention pointed out in the claims.

What I claim is 1. A hair waver comprising a support ing member,'a pair of combs having downwardly extending teeth fixed in substantially'parallel relation on opposite sides of said member, a third comb having downwardly extending teeth slidable on said member be- 4 26thday of May A- D.

The devices so formed differ .from each other mainly in that inone case and extending in its closedposition between the movable combv and one of the fixed combs, and a catch on the supporting member for lockingly engaging the free end of the tongue in closed position.

2. A hair .waver comprising a supporting member .havingdownwardly extending parallel side portions, a pair of combs one fixed to each side portion, a slide mounted to slide lengthwise inlongitudinal slots formed in the supporting member between and parallel to its side portions, a single comb fixed to said slide, a tongue hinged to. the supporting member at an end of one'of its side portlons, and a catch at the opposite end of said side portion for lockingly engaging the tongue in closed position.

3. A hair waver comprising a supporting member having downwardly extending parallel side portions, a pair of combs fixedone to eachside portions, said combs having and lying in a plane above the. roots of the teeth of said combs, and a catch at'the opposite end of said side portion for lockingly engaging the tongue.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 1930. VICTOR VRYN.

tween the pair of fixed combs for shifting movement lengthwise relatively! thereto, a

tongue hinged to said member atone end 

